Spectacular kite festival gets off the ground in style

The spectacular St Annes International Kite Festival is up, up and away in great style

The free, family fun event - now in its sixth year - took place yesterday and is on again today between 11am and 5pm.

However, as an added bonus, it started with a bit of a bang on Friday evening when, new for this year, there was the first St Annes illuminated night fly, music and firework display to mark the start of the festival.